(L) Hidamari Sketch×Hoshimittsu (Hidamari Sketch×☆☆☆)

[Joe4evr]

Don't know if anyone wants it , but I found the lyrics of the ED.

Spoiler for ED lyrics:

atarashii haru no hi 　kimi to deatta
kokoro ni hana ga saku 　mankai no hana

sakura ga mieruyo 　mado kara

nidome no haru ga sugi 　kawaranai omoi
chidimanakatta kyori 　arukidashitemiyou

guuzen wo yosootte 　kimi wo kaerimichi 　machifuseshita
tenohira ni 　hanabira hirari
kimi no egao 　me ni yakitsuketa keshiki

sakura saku 　kimi ni aitai
kimi to zutto ireta nara
sakura sakura 　saiteru 　suki dayo
koko ni aru 　kagayaita kisetsu wo

jibun ga kawattaka? 　wakaranai hibi
hitotsu dake ieruyo 　hito wo suki ni natta

afuredasu 　kimi he no omoi ha 　dare ni mo makenai gurai
kimi no hitomi 　utsuru no ha dare?
sore bakkari 　kangaete sugiru days

sakura saku 　kimi ni aitai
kimi no soba ni ireta nara
sakura sakura 　ima demo kawarazu
koko ni aru 　kagayaita kisetsu wo

kanjiteiru ima demo
kono omoi ga subete 　tsuyoi sasae nanda
sunda ao ga 　tsutsumikonde
ano hi kimi wo matsu 　sora no iro to onaji ao

me wo tojireba soko ni 　kimi ga utsuru yo

sakura saku 　kimi ni aitai
kimi to zutto ireta nara
sakura sakura 　saiteru 　suki dayo
koko ni aru 　kagayaita kisetsu wo

Source.

[Tatiana Razajev]

Originally Posted by Midonin

I am in total support of this.

Yeah, I can definitely approve of that. Plus we get an even split. Mostly since they included Natsume on the Sunshine side, and Awara along with Mizubuchi on the GA side.

[KaneDragon]

Maybe when you're older. Yuno reading the story out loud to herself was kinda endearing.

Enjoyed all the nice eyecatches.

[SamCurt]

Originally Posted by KaneDragon

From this point on Natsume's crush is downright sexual.

Originally Posted by KaneDragon

Maybe when you're older.

Yuno is supposed to be familar to shojo. How can she not understand a single bit of this? Maybe this novel is just what it says on its tin; it's too realistic for Sae to understand.

[drobertbaker]

Great episode! This show has really undergone a noticeable improvement this season. The art is even more freewheeling. The pacing has picked up and the jokes have increased in both quantity and quality.

Yuno's morning exercise club is really catching on. Miya does another impression. They remind me of Miu's impressions in Ichigo Mashimaro.

Nazuna's popular? And a man-eater? What kind of a world is that? Bright, cheerful, talented, slightly air-headed, with a great body. That's just what I said!

FIrst the feet, then the exercising bodies, now the eyecatch storm. My favorite was Yuno in the Sae glasses. She looked ... sexy!

Moreso than Yoshi sticking it in my face. You'd think a babe like that would have a boyfriend. Mashiko's disgusted attitude is based on knowing just how crazy she is, but I've never known craziness to offset the attraction of beauty. Maybe the squeaky shoes are too much of a giveaway.

Wait... am I doing it now? Is this how the Nazunas of the world take over?

[fict_ticious]

Originally Posted by Midonin

I am in total support of this.

DEM HIPS, man. DEM HIPS.

@KaneDragon:
Third eyecatch made me lol. Not today, Natsume. Not ever, actually.

I noticed there were bouts of declining quality here and there in this episode.

[relentlessflame]

I received the ED Single CD in the mail yesterday, and just want to say that this song is probably one of my favourite marble songs. Lots of energy, but still a pretty nice arrangement with good instrumentation. The song's actual ending also isn't cut-off awkwardly like the TV-size was. The B-Side sort reminds me the more traditional marble stuff - they definitely have an interesting style to their instrumentation that's a weird mix of old and new (it's kind of 70s folksy maybe?). Anyway, one of my favourite OP/ED songs of the anime season for sure.

[SamCurt]

Really, even Ep 7 is an anime original, it is SS in its best.

Nutbladder, the audio after the photo montage sounded unsync.

I'm waiting to see how Shaft deal with the very emotional Ep 8. Especially the latter half.

[Midonin]

Chika's presence in the anime proves to be a good thing. Since having someone else in Gen Ed serves to relax Nazuna, plus the animal segment was amusing. Sae can apparently help you save money on your car insurance, and hearing "hamster" within two sentences of Rie Kugimiya's voice was a bit nostalgic. As for Yoshinoya...the Principal's still got it for an old man.

[drobertbaker]

Yeah, I think Yoshi's found her Prince Charming right under her nose. That was a wonderful slow full body pan of her at the end in the Chinese miniskirt. Chika had great boots.

A pretty sleepy episode. Just eating.

[Shiroth]

It's a shame we didn't get to see the park outing, though just hearing about it in the second half of the episode made up for it. Hiro and Sae are so a couple, it's funny.

[Kanon]

I didn't realize Chika would be a high school student this year. I also wish we could have seen the park outing, I would have liked to see her interact a bit more with Nori and Nazuna.

Even the principal and Yoshinoya have started exercising now. That old man is still in awesome shape... that reminded of his epic jump in one of the OVAs

[Tatiana Razajev]

Originally Posted by Kanon_

I didn't realize Chika would be a high school student this year. I also wish we could have seen the park outing, I would have liked to see her interact a bit more with Nori and Nazuna.

Maybe if we're lucky, they'll make that the subject of a bonus episode. Not that I'm expecting it. Regardless, it was nice to see Chika and she's grown quite nicely.

[Shiroth]

I think what makes the park visit even more special is hearing about it in the second half of this episode, so i think it's best left like that.

[CynicalDurian]

it'd be nice to see a bit more interaction between Chika, Nori and Nazuna in future episodes or perhaps the inevitable specials/OVA

I'm in agreement with Shiroth regarding the visit to the park

Spoiler for Park Visit:

<3

[KaneDragon]

I wish there were better versions of the post-episode pictures like this than just screenshots.

And Sae/Hiro make a picture perfect couple once again. Always good having the others affirming this.

[scr]

Originally Posted by Midonin

I am in total support of this.

At the risk of association with members of a certain notorious image board, i must say... FUND IT!!!1

As for the latest episode, it's so very good (especially if you can see things from Nazuna's perspective). It's like what Yuno went through in the first season.

[nojay]

Yuno's got crabs (on the brain...) and Yoshinoya sensei is committing sexual harrassment again...

Spoiler for Little red dress:

Here's a full-size version...

[Tsuchi]

Aaaah, yes, I couldn't help but get addicted to this series again. I found the first season almost by pure chance last year and I kind of wanted more since then.

It's one of those series there's almost nothing to actually discuss about, yet are so terribly pleasant to watch.

Am I the only one who died at the scene on Episode 1 when Yuno starts naming the ingredients for stew in English?

"Potato, carrot, onion, broccoli, chiHNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGHHHHHH."

Anyway, following this new installment of the series with fiery passion. Good stuff. The new characters are dangerously cute and the eye handjobs by SHAFT are still there. Delicious.

[Proto]

Ep.8: We got one of the rarer Yuuno introspection episodes during part B. Not that I don't like the comedy, but I vastly prefer Hidamari Sketch when it's into that mildly nostalgic, mildly sad, mildly hopeful mode.